Strictures

I had my RNY done in late OCT 09 and have lost 78 pounds. This is really good however I haven't been able to eat much without throwing up since week 6. I had a stricture and they used a balloon to stretch it out however on the 2nd day I was allowed to eat I started throwing up again. Since then i either throw up after a couple bites or feel like I need to. Can I get another stricture that fast. The Dr. told me I would probably have to have it done a couple times but i thought it would be more time in between. Lately i haven't lost much weight which I don't understand because I'm hardly eating anything. As anyone had these problems. Thanks J

That sounds like no fun at all! Sorry your going through such a rough time! I would suggest calling your surgeon back and letting them know, it cant be good for you to be throwing up that often!  As far as the low weight loss, your body probably isnt getting the protein it needs because of the lack of food or food being thrown up when you do eat.  Make sure you are getting all your liquids, vitamins ect in, but call your dr asap and get that taken care of!

Take care of you, and let us know how your doing!!

Thanks for the feedback. Tomorrow I will be doing my third dilation if I can get there with this bad weather. Each one was about 2 weeks apart. Each time it has gotten a little better but it doesn't last long. I'm hoping they can fix it this time howver I'm worried that they can't find anything wrong. I just can't live this way. Maybe I  have a ulcer now. Eating is a huge chore and now I tend to avoid eating. My weight loss has slowed down. I'm guessing I'm not eating enough. I know that I don't have enough energy to exercise so that doesn't help. I have lost 83 pounds so far. What else could be wrong. I can't eat the basic foods such as eggs, fish, turkey or even mashed potatoes. I usually can only eat 3 bites before it bothers me to the point of throwing up. Could it be that my stomach is irritated every time I eat because it is not used to food? Thanks

Okay, i had my third dilation yesterday. Again the Dr. found the hole too small to allow most foods. He again opened it up. I had a rough time of it this time. I threw up blood and was real nausea after that. I ended up having a chest xray which came back ok. Since I continued to be so nausea the DR was worried about not getting enough fluids so he admitted me to the hospital. I felt better by the next day and was able to drink so I was sent home. Now I'm back on a full liquid diet for a week or so. My Dr. is confused of why this is happening so much and so I'm I. I had all my three dilation 2 weeks apart. I was wondering if anyone else is having this problem. Could it be that when I throw up it causes the the hole to swell shut more and gets irritated? I'm getting sick of the full liquid diet so can someone help!